how do you all feel about seeing a provider who hasn't had a review in a while?

[VegasJen]

^^^ sounds like a good incentive to lure some new talent to this board and help eccie expand.

[Ed Highlight]

Originally Posted by MsChayse

How do you gentlemen feel about seeing a provider for the first time who you've noticed hasn't had a review in a while?

While you were away:

Did you get fat? Did you get old/unrecognizable compared to when you went away? Did you start a family? Did you get busted for things we are forbidden to discuss? Did you come back wearing an ankle bracelet? Did you pursue another career? Did you go back to school and get your PhD? Did you get deported?

Everybody has a story...no blanket reason/explanation needed. Just get back in the game and see what happens...What could go wrong??

[Guest122317-1]

Originally Posted by Old-T

Amen.

Amen x2
I personally hate to leave reviews and some ladies will ask that you don't leave a review.

[cowboy8055]

I understand why some gals wouldn't want to be reviewed. But I probably wouldn't see a gal who doesn't have reviews. I certainly wouldn't spend 300 or more and not know what I'm getting.

[FireKitten]

I discourage reviews; don't want or need them. I usually hear though, that a guy won't make a real consideration if there is a gap of 1-2 years max, in their reviews and visibility, etc.

[Randall Creed]

Originally Posted by cowboy8055

I understand why some gals wouldn't want to be reviewed. But I probably wouldn't see a gal who doesn't have reviews. I certainly wouldn't spend 300 or more and not know what I'm getting.

We, as a society, have a habit of forgetting the origins of some 'necessities' in life. If you've hobbied long enough, you likely remember the annoyances and uncertainties of going to see a new, unknown, unreviewed lady, with no pics or anything to go by before seeing her. Sometimes it was ok, while other times it was regrettable. With prices and time wasted these days, who wants to spend 2-300 bucks on guesses and whims??

[cowboy8055]

Originally Posted by Randall Creed

With prices and time wasted these days, who wants to spend 2-300 bucks on guesses and whims??

Exactly. With the resources available to us why take chances. I guess if you have money to burn you can do that. But if you're on a limited budget you need to make your hobby dollars count. Better to play it safe.

For the ladies who are against reviews try looking at it this way. Put yourself in the place of a guy trying to select a gal to see. Say there's two gals that interest you. Both are the same in terms of attractiveness and donation. But one has no reviews to go by while the other has plenty of stellar reviews. Who are you more likely to take a shot at. Probably the one with a known history of proving a hot time.

[joesmo888]

good points about not wanting reviews.. a lot of providers want to stay UTR and low volume. they don't want a review up and then to get a dozen messages the next day which will happen

[Old-T]

Originally Posted by cowboy8055

Exactly. With the resources available to us why take chances. I guess if you have money to burn you can do that. But if you're on a limited budget you need to make your hobby dollars count. Better to play it safe.

For the ladies who are against reviews try looking at it this way. Put yourself in the place of a guy trying to select a gal to see. Say there's two gals that interest you. Both are the same in terms of attractiveness and donation. But one has no reviews to go by while the other has plenty of stellar reviews. Who are you more likely to take a shot at. Probably the one with a known history of proving a hot time.

The truth of what you say largely depends upon the lady's situation and her goals.

Yes, reviews are helpful to a potential client--but they are not always helpful to the lady in question. Contrary to what some guys believe, not every lady is interested in seeing the maximum number of guys they possibly can. Some do this full time, some do it part time. Some ideally want to see 8 guys a day, others 4, or 2 or 1. Or 1 or 2 a week.

But it isn't all about volume. It is about discretion, be it personal, family, or work related. Ladies who do this because it satisfies a need for them, or as supplemental 2nd job income, etc., see the balance of advertising and discretion very very differently.

Finally, reviews are certainly one form of publicity/advertising. They are far from the only type--or in some cases, far from the most effective type. A lady's reputation IS important. But that can come from her presence on here, it can come from posters speaking well of her separate from reviews. At it can very much come from UTR one-on-one word of mouth. The bottom line is, if a lady is getting enough clients, and the kinds of clients she wants to meet her needs, then her advertising plan is working well. With or without reviews.

Some of the very best ladies I have had the pleasure of meeting are "officially" retired no, do NO advertising via reviews, but also have waiting lists of guys wanting to see them.